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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09

WAsuN0roN. Jan. e.--Ths ARA IN
called ue vas that appropElaaina $50.
000 for the pnFcAnee of q aits ana srnr-
ton of Building at Charieslon. aon1h
Carolina. and antheEiKinR che nAla az
tne present psatofaos baildin4 q thaf
city. Hepburn. o Iowa. oppoaad ths
bali Tue oisy ~ ChaFloslo1 had heon
tue scene of terrible calamity, walsh
rendered Il nawi1e for the 0svornmau1
70 erect new baildinga theEs a ousa 81
hAlf million dollars. Thaso was no
permanent stFuctafe there thna had no1
been seriously injured, u noe well nzgh
destroyed, The vibrations we're oontin-
AL, aud In The faee of this fmet u dl6
not seem viss to make this appFopsin-
ton a. the preeeAs tune, nor aid 10
think the business Of the city iusliaof
IL he (HepbuFnl moved 60 redua5 sha
appropriation 10 e2O0,O0o. On motion
By Dadley. OF south Carolina, % limia
the debate, HepbaFn raised the point %
90 qaorum, and TIE morning koux haV-
ing expired IN che unsuccessful aeeomna
70 seonfe . qnoEun, The Oommlllss
aroee. aud the bill vent over withoaa
action.
The House vent into Uommlsfse Of
the Wnole on the bill consoiidating oaF-
tain bureaus of the Navy.
Haley, Of Idaho, from the OommIttsn
on Indian Affairs. reported hlll foF she
parchees Of tract % land near eaiern.
Oregon, for the use Of he Indian TFain-
iRg Schooi.
TIE OommIttee on Pebble BuIldinss
and Grounds reported back Henassh hflls
autheriging The construction Of puhllo
huildiRgs AZ Houston, Texas. and chang
me the limited approprlatioa foF baIl1-
ina at Denver, Colorado.
The Committee on Civil Services Re-
form reported back the Senate bill re-
peslinR the 1 nnFe Of ofiloe aet.
Morrow, OF California, presented q
petltion Of the Chamber Of ComnsaFes,
Of Eureka, California. asking for an an
preparation OF $500 600 70 Improve tSs
channel Of Humboldt Bay.
Tue hoaae thon vent into Commithaa
of she Whole on bills reported by Tie
COMMITTEES on Publio Balldines and
Grounds.
Ihe bill 10 consolidate ceFsnia naval
hnreaus vas opposed By God, % Wesl
Virginia, and advocated by Back, OF
Connecticut. Thomas, Of Illinois. Cd
vocated the measure, but be wished 90
dieabnse the minds Of members Of TIE
idea that ID was DemooFasio measure.
Pending further DEBATE the Oommlttes
rose.
The Senate joint rssolution vas pagasd
appointing James Panesll member ef
the Board Of Regents Of the Bmithson-
ian Institute.
Mr.. Willis, Of Kentucky, reported he
river and harboF bill, and The House ad-
iouFned.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09

Food disappeariae quickly frsm a free
lunch table is . sign Of hard times N.
o. PieayaRs.
Another great discovery Of diamonds
10 Kentucky. A man Got i've Of them
on the first DEAL PAiiadslphia Prsss.
An szshanes says that jay 0ould z
aboat 70 retire. he Is, n bal We'll,
let Jay take . good long breath and
blow ous the Ras.-Neg Haesn Asica.
When you zee . travelling man at table
help himself 10 potatoes Wlth-thelF-
iAckets-on. look ont for hims be Il uss-
pairing TO make . mssh.--Lyns Uaios.
OsaEtship hes acquired . neu peril.
A WIikeabarra young man proposed,
vas rejected, and his father ahot him
10 wipe cot tbs diagraoe.-0MaAa Hsr-
aid.
A nap in church Il not iha lhlne
To be tnduIQea IN twi0e;
Yet Of . nap We havs 70 aay,
It'a noddy. but it's mica.
WashiAeios Critic.
Instead Of being brought 90 the eabls
IN briek of pyramid, The Ice aroan ueg
cut 10 good .Mxsd slices, which wsFs lala
nfo1u0 olfouto1 o&M4 oI 10 = AI0t Mt8M =
This vas beloved cut In the center an6
lllaninaisd b. lighted candle insids.
Hhe eject Waa very bFilliant.--SuppeR
party In EdinbuFRh.
W0men's hands are chiefly of tWo
types. she eouieal or tApsFine, invariably
smooth, thonRh someaimea squago.tip
ped. Their thumbs are small. oompag-
attveiy, and all the nnosx tot1ts ass
sliehtly Developed; taste. inssinet and
taot appearing more laFasly than eusxRys
scientiao order and abstsaet Toaaons-
Cheirosophist HeF0a Ailen.
Among the presents 70 Detroit bFiae
vere some dia@onds aad 9 oheek fol
$4,000 from her father. The guests
Uefs crovding around 70 see u. whea
shs held she oheok 10 the gas and e.
claimed: Dear fathsF, these diamoa41
afe enough; let it bnFnfs Some oe the
unRratefui guests intimated that tns
touching scene was pse-ArEknged. d.-ks-
ebaaqs.
DoDot vound tbs pride Of youF fFiand;
II Il as dear 70 hin - bic h0nof.
Today We gather bFiRht and haanti-
ful flowers; tomorrow thsy ere fadsd
and dead.
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and q fsv fsss away vas 4 snall -
viewer with one oAamhaR saiaaharrna.
TIE body uaa clolhe9 viii neaa apps1sl.
and uas thai of awomAn ahoaa - yeaEs
ef aRa
Toaay'a weaaAer.
fndiestisnsf for TIE - Asurs eommane-
ina a. q m. SannAFy esh, for Oraaan.
generally fair; Nanhinntnn TnrFfsrrrs
fair weather. followed b. liaha raina "a
the western portion.
Ne inference IN tAa Rennla.
SAx FBANc1soo. Jan. a-The reoounl
n TIE contest for The Assaasog'a uflee
cudsd 10 Iay. Fesultinz ID favaF of Nsal
son. Sisbe, she contestant, Raiaes u
vets IN all, reducing Nsalson's rlaaaliiy
20 1SA
shipping nnsella9saee.
SAN RRkNcIsco, Jan. a.-Asrivsa--
ship Oriental. frsm seattle ahip 0pas.
tan, from Seattle; steamer oolamhsa.
from Portland.
6Ailed-SAip Harry Morsa. for Ma
nAlme; atoamaF Umalilim. for Sea sRiss
steamer Oregon, foR Astoria.
Pom TOWNSEND, dan. 6-ATrivud--
BAfk Bslied VIII. from CalIno.
PoEx Duoovxnx, Jan. 0.-Hailea--
bark Ssmiramis aud Big Daaean.
TAroosA. JAn. e.-Slaamship Mexioo
passed oua at 6 D. -.
Oloadyi hRht east Wind.
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1he fsil0wing seminary snoWa the
arnsunt Of railroad eoos.ruefisn "a Da-
kofa anTing The year Iee6: arlington,
Caaar Rspsda 4 NorthueetErn. 10 Nil
wapkse 4 Sc. Paul. 25os AoEthwssterns
II: Frsnant, Ekhofn 4 MisaDuri fai-
IsF. a.. MinBeAp0Iis A Paai1a. -, North
ssn P4siAe. Is; Nanitobs, 20 tssal. 67DI
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saicide Sy Starvation.

LoUIsvILLE, Jan. e.--MaEy Harlan, g
we'll known woman Of the town, ended
foFty-tw days fast 81 the Oity Hos.
pital today by dying. About two months
ago she found herssif recovering from
. big spree 81 the workhonse. She posi-
lively refused 20 paFtake Of any food,
and after fourteen d ys Of fasting the
workhouse officials sent her TO the hos
pitaL There IL was the sane Way, and
she refused to eat or talk. IL vas be-
lieved her reason was dethroned. Last
night she told her sad story, and said
nobody would have cause 70 regret her
death, IS she had not relative in the
world. She further stated that she had
starved herself ts death.
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ekN FnAzclscs, Jan. H.--A boy while
stroliine fnrongh Golden Gate PaFk this
afternoon, came aeFzss ths BODY 81 q
vauna womaa aboal hfsy feet ffom ths
serninus of TIE 6eaFy stFssf road Her
faes vas badly ssFatehsd end disagased.
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PACIFIC COAST.

6kx FnAnCasoo. Jan. S.-The charge
Of mansla1ghteF against W. Il. Wing
and T.. b. WaTrsn. owner and captain
respectively Of the lost bark Atlantic.
vas dismissed this morning. tbs Prose
cutting Attorney stating be had no ease
against them.
A CewardIy AaEanlt.
Near midnight last night cFoad Of
ear strikers left their meeting ball, and
walked up Mason street. About fifteen
minutes later car Of the SatteF street
line vas coming down the hill, snd a. u
crossed Mason street The strikers called
forth With sticks and stones and attached
toe conductor. eFipmsn and passengers
on the danny. Ons Of the passengers
wns dealt heavy blow with an iron bar.
cattfinQ : deep Rash 10 toe soaip, whieh
hisd profussly. simultaneously the
conductor on The TesF platform uas
struck en- the head With . eiab and on
the 81 e with rock. The eripman vas
also struck and severely bruised. The
atSaek was % qaiskiy done no arrests
ooaid be made.
HebaItt fer View Service.
The tuk Donald hsa besu entirely re-
built at the Union Iron works. and will
sDon leave for tbe Coiumbia River and
Gray's harooF. vhere sne viii be per-
mansntIy employed. She has had BeW
boiler and e0mpsuod engines pat int
hes, and IN addition wEsckinR pumps
and windltss and wFesking apparatus.
which vilI make heF very sarvieeabls In
the localities u8enfi0ned, wheFe marine
disasters are constantly ocoarFinR.
Part Tewnsena Itess.
PoKT TowxsEND. Jan s.-Tbe bark
Emma r. Of0weii las besn chartered 20
load for yalp4Eaiso. taking IN, nEsl. the
earRo froas the eondemned bark Bella
Vista, and 10 anish loading - Port
Hadlsck.
Colleetnf Brooks asd family viil oe-
eu he Captain Boiles property. whtch.
/ il y nudsFsf0sd, BE- has DaEohased.
assameF haaiieE toged . sos load o.
1900 feet Of IRmbeF Irou R0rt hsdi0cs
10 shss piase, for Af. J. n. Laubach. Il
eoneists Of material fer the now Red
/ Meas Hall 10 be kuIlt o. TIE ball
ens nsre gsfsEtsnaie-
eax FnazcIscs, Jan. a.--A boy while
stroliine fnrongh Gslden 94te PARK this
afternoon, came aeFzss ths body 81 a
vauna womaa aboal afsy feet fsom tha
tt----I-.... - a. fa.ara nfraaf nnar HaF
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AZ Gosernmeat Expense

WAsEIEGroS. Jan. 6-The House Com.
mittee on Revision Of Laws TODAY au-
thorized a favorable report TO the House
o. the bill, and author zsd the appoint
ment and prescribed the co.npsnsation
Of clerks 70 Senators and Rspresents-
lives who are not Chairmen Of Com
nittees.
A favorable report was ordered on the
bill TO permit the appointment of Con-
Rressional Commit ees to attend funer-
ais at public expense out Of the District
Of Oolambia. limiting the expense in
such cases to the usual cost OF burial.
One section Of the bill prohibits she
draping OF public buildings except upon
order ef PFeeidenfk.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09

Wyoming 70 tha pension agency q The
distriet Of Milwa1kee. Wia., and direct
ing that fram and affer April lei, 1851,
all pensioners residing in tsose Berriso-
riss shall b paid e. the San Francisco
agency.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09

WAsHNGroN, Jan. S.-Representative
Resgan started for Texas this morning,
to take an active psrt in the Senatorial
contest. He will remain away for about
two weeks, and in the sDeantime the
oondnot Of the Inter State Commerce
bill, II the conferences report is axFeed
10 IN the senate, will be left in the
hands of Grip, of Georgia. third men,
Der Of the House oonferees.
Weaver, Of Nebraska, is also at home,
looking after hrs Senatorial prospeots.
Brevet Brigadier General Thos. Dun
cas-, of the United States Army, died
yesterday afternoon, after short i'll
ness, At bis residence In this city. Dur
ing the var General Duncan wes struck
on the head by cannon ball and poE-
tIon OF his skull knocked eh. Trepan-
BirR was resorted 10, and for more than
twenty years he has worn silver plate,
which took the piaee Of the abstraeted
portion Of his shattered skull.
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The Emmeas Laaacy Case

WksHIxGros, Jan. S-fhe exsmina-
tion OF Dr.. kempsteF vas resumed TO-
day In ths lunasy proceedings against
Mrs. EDmons. kempSter testifsd that
in bis opinion Mss.E nmoas was inssGe.
and that she is sndsEinR from ohssaic
mania Of long standing. De considers
the case inouranie.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09

GEW YozK. Jan. s--U- = Ss. l0O1 ;
Ga. III; 49,. 1o95<: Pacise Sc, lz5;
Amerisan ExpEess. 1g7 Z Canada Psoiie,
6Ss[; Cansda Soathern. 6iS<i Central
PssIse, AZ: Ere. S3lf; k4nsasA Tsx
A.. SIX; Nogshera Paci6e. "a; pre-
fsrred, 691E: Northwestern, Il31f; New
York CenfrAl. Il2; Oregon hallway
and NaFiRatisn, 10l Oregon Trans.
eoutinentAl, 325<; Dragon Improve
ssent, a.; PaeaAa Nail, 81; Panama,
s.. TeKss Paciic, 8; UuioD Paciae,
ssx; United States Exprvss. 63s Wells
Fargo. laSs Western Onioa, ~; Den
yer a Rio 0FAnde. a5<.
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have tested It's virtues personally, and
know that for Dyspepsia. Biliouzness and
Throbb ng Headache IL ia the best m .di
cine ewoTid ever saw. Have tried foFtJ
other remedies before simmons Lives
Regulator, and none sf them gave more
thar temporary relief, bat the Regulator
not only rellsved but cured
II. n. JoNKs. Macon, Ge.
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C0mmissi0neE Midesiy, Of Ne Soath-
western Railway Aasoaiaiisn. hes fog .
ueek pass BEEN uFgiaG pf0mlne1s rail-
read men 90 form q oommilteo 20 30
sent 70 Washington 70 hzht NE inloE-
state oommsroe bill. IL 10 now undag-
that bis Efforts have not bssn as gaeoo1S-
fol a. thsy might have hesn. Whan -
laid his lobbying pFopoaiiion before tne
msenatas located hers, q b aaid, he -
ostved very little encouragement and,
IN fact vas plalnly told that u waa A.
necessary. while the bill was not
drafted 10 the inteEss, % railroads. Ne
oeEisiais hsld u you'd avail ncthlna -
mInifcst scfive intafos 10 he bill. II
some instances. it waa elaimtd, u wa9
TIE apRoinfDent Of such eommittes
thas 9 feW Of the 500 oFtoEB 0f khe
Measure . saght Mr.. Ni6eeiy's move
meat has fallen dai. and IL . not prob
able that anything wlll Be dons b he
railroads. especially The WoHteTn itnea.
IN the say Of lobby sohsmea
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Mrs. cIeyeIand's ReeepslOa.

WAsHrSoTos. Jan. S.-Mrs. Cleveland
ad her first reception OF the season
this afternoon from 5 TO 5 O'Clock. La
dies began to arrIvs At the White House
at o'ciVok, and awaited patiently IN
Gil she appointed hour. MRS. Cleveland
was assisted by Mrs. Manning. Mrs.
Endicott, Miss Villas and Miss Hastings,
q niece Of the President.
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SPRMGFIKLD (Ohio). Jan. s.-This
morning the OHIO Southern Railroad
machine shops caught FIRE by explosions
OF torch inthe round house. and are
nov mass OF ruins. Six locomotives and
two cars, valuable machinery and build
ings were destroyed. L9ss. $40; fully
insured.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09

w. y. wilson, 0oneFal PaauennnF
Aesnt Of The Chioaao 4 NoEthwaslaEn,
s0on altar entering npOn the daklam of
his offies be upon z happy a6geFtiolna
idea whieh vas the eFas tn the esFsimo
of The eompany. Tke theaahs has ma-
tsFiallHsd IN tha shape ~ q neatly
boand s.Poskss Atlas % Ne WoEid. ?
uhioh b PR ssnfed 10 TIE roads patEomn
arataiEoasly. The haadg vsisme y ~
pleta with iuteFestina faots and 4aur4n
abonl TIE whoIs world. and every aitsE-
nats psRs h map in ooiorA Iho ~
quests for eOpAes hnyB been 90 nsmeE-
oas fhsa Mr.. Wilsan's azs1 e1ition haa
aboaf beaoma exhMa4lne.
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n. r. land Deeislsn-

In the case Of Laiher j. whitney vs..
the Northern PaoIHs Railroad Com
pany. involvlng land in Miles Oitg laad
dissrict. Nsntana, which 10 uishin the
limits OF tho grant Of said company.
Acting Secretary MuidfoV has decided
that sue failure OF ths company 10 paE
for survey Of land does not defeat lis
title thsreso, II it Was in condition TO
make q definite lscssiou, aud thst ell
indian titles under so article II ths
treAty with the Sioux. OF Aprii ., 1868.
woicn stipulated that tbs sountFy nostA
Of tie North Platte and sAst Of she Biz
Horn mountains shall b. held and con
sldered 10 be anoedsd Indian territory,
vas subsequently, duiy extinzuished Ia
keeping with the second s.otion Of the
act granting lands 20 this oJmpany
rnis decision involves isrgs portion
Of the eompAny's grant in MoasanA
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wAsRrxor0x, Jan. 6--rae Secretary
ef State today transmitted 20 sbe speak
eF Of the Hsnsa. 10 oowpltancs vita The
slatais. q liss Of nAmes 81 ssnpl0yes Of
she DepArtme1s Of state togethsT with
q statement that thsy have been ossfea
employea, and that the ssxwises Of Dous
of them cAa Be dfspsnsed With uIthoai
dctFiment 30 the ssfvSce- 1ts Secretary
ADDS that = e the clerks of tsis DepaFf-
ment have becssDe sra nd 20 dsRFue
of ussfzlness b.yo1a tzst shioa eosid
rnassnablg b. exprcssd fsom Deg So
potnsees. q pses-ns AN not pFepared
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NEw Yo1K. Jan. s-Ths longshors-
mems strike a. tue old Dominicn Docks
q unchanged. Today the fsiiowina
tlispasnh was received Il the heAdQaAF-
tsrs Of the strikers fron Newport
news: ~AIi hAads out. Have taken de-
sided Stand. stiek fss4. We must win-
The outloak 10 favorable. Steamship
seneca IL tied fast 20 toe dock Tue
company state that they have made no
oVsriuFes. nor viii aceept any from the
sartksrss
whelennle Raflroaa Fianntng.
ToPzxA. (KAn.). jan s-An import
ant mcve in railroad matters tFnnspsfed
souieht in TIE sling OF shartsrs for
thirtAan pFepased liBa&, which eli
0ridiror western Eansas- Tha schs1e
g haoksd by The Union PaeznA The
protested roaos egunect U4h van
cas- posnta oa the ksnses Psc ae ard
CsntrAi bfHneh ef Tie CRt0n RAesns
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aTHE ARCADE" Front street.
Is Life
Worth Living I?

That depends upon the
Liver, for If the Liver is
inact We the whole sys-
tenn is out Of order-the
breath is bad, digestion
poor, head dull or ach.
ing, energy and hopeful
ness gone, the spirits are
depressed, a heavy
weight exists after eat
ing, with general de-
spondency and the blues.
The Liver is the house,
keeper of the health +;
and q harmless, simple
remedy that acts like
Nature, does not consti-
stipate afterwards or re-
quire constant taking,
does not interfere with
business orpleasure dur
ing its use, makes Sim
mons Liver Regulator a
medical perfection.
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INV YoEK January s.-The Monarch
Lines difficulties are stiil in an unset
q q oonditioa. The libel which was
placed on the L,ydiAn Monarch By
StsvedoFe Hogan has nos been satisfied.
and the vessel could not make iks de-
paFtnre for London today. An agent
Of tie company admits thas several
other Iibels for small ameunis have
been placed on she Persian Monarch
and other steamers Of the line. II d
thought the troubles viii b. amigably
arranged se as 20 permit the Lydian
Monatch 10 sail Monday afternoon.
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BAT0u SAzA ia. }, Jan- She Grand
Jary OF the parish Of PoDife Ceapre has
found Q true bill Of granddaughter
aQsinrt all the af1esrs Of the barned
steamer J. a.. White.
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ffom Oe13fA1 kA1sE8 % t1e W99tEfE
border and extend in Al direosi0nR
The Ceal sssunssea as xew Herk.
HKW foKx, Jan s.--Iha situation il
regard 70 tue coal handlers strike i
RrAdcAlly growing worse, and the cat
look is serious. T. e. Barrett. sQenl
for the LetiRh Valley Coal Company
Raid this afteF7oon thai no business d
being done % his eoBp Bpany, snd thst Il
the strike c0ntinass 9 week or ten days
there will be . c8al famine. he said
that the esmpanses did not propose %
give N % the strikers. and ~ to wages
the men hove been able 90 make frcm
SO 20 $40 q mouth When asked II,
bT the transfer os O. on floats, some
tntnR Of q supply could Be furnished
| fbe city. be said that there were NOT
probably Is floats in she harbor Of The
kind necessary, and that their capacity
vas emily 500 tons each. Retail dealers
have advanced the price 50 cents . ton.
and eoai yards as q rule are only scant-
lily supplied, and some Of them empty.
Wholesale deaieFs have not advanced
the price. howeyer.
Coan Aecnmnlasf&ns
NET YoRK. Jan. S.-The bank state
ment shows a reserve increase Of S2,-
5lb,0o0. Banks nsg bold $Il, ,767 600 IN
excess Of the legal rule.
Conspiracy os Biaeklisiing Panished.
NEW HAYES, Jan SIN the City
Court this morning. Judge Pickett rem
deEed decision In the cases Of Wm. III.
Wallace. assistant Superintendent OF
tbs New York, New Hav IN and Hartford
Railroads, end Stacy B. Opdyke, Surer-
intendent Of the New Haven and NaTth
western Railroad, accused Of conspiracy
BY Thomas +. Meany, who charged
them with blaeklistin1 him. The 40
eused were fined $50 each. They will
appeal from the decision.
The Judge, in bis decision, said be
vas clearly Of epinion that conspiracy
designed TO hinder any man from pat
ting Bis labor On the market when.
where and for such compensation as be
may agree for, is equally criminal with
any conspiracy desIRned TO hinder the
sale of merchandise Of any producer or
dealer, aud is more disastfoas in eject
than any other form of conspiracy, ex-
cept 20 take life. 10 c0nvict Of snoh
conspiracy, circumstantial evidence is
and may be conclusive. II
Is satfcienf. aa shown, that the parties
had q mutual understanding to the
common design, and the part each VAS
70 perform in the attainment thereof.
The Court is satisfied that Walia Q aud
Opdyke had q mutual understanding
hat a man not approved by one shsuid
not be employed By the other. This was
10 all inteuts and purposes boycott up
Dn individuals.
Railroad sbsps Burned.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09
Very Pleasant,

OoSsTASTINePLE, Jan. Sat the Sui
tsn's request Sir Vim. Whyte. British
Embassador 20 the Porte, recently had
two hoars' private audience with his
Majesty. Tue Sultan EXPRESSED bis
gratlhcation II the appointment Of Sir
William az Z nbass dor. and entFust a
him vita cordial New Years message
TO the Qaeen.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09
A Proper Investigation.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 9.-At today
bearing in the equity suit OF the Stat
against the Coal Combination ans
Trunk LiRs pool. John II. Jones, wh'
oconpied the position Of siatislieitn OF
examined al considerable length, rela
tive TO the prSducticn aud transpoFta
tion Of coal by the various companies
He oould not tell how the price bad bseI
regulated durin the past two years. n
produced . variety Of correspondence
relating TO adjustment Of amounts be
tween different companies, aud oths
matters, as 20 the maintenance OF pool
ing rates, all Of which we're tendsred 70
the use Of the Attorney General. Tb
local pool has nothing 10 do vii freigs
rates.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-07
Land Speculation in the South.

A correspondent writes to The PhitG-
deiphiu Press from Birmingham Ala. :
The series of speculation all through
this region, outside of the land COM
pames. show a remarkable number of
sudden fortunes, and, as prices still
hold their own, very few absolute
losses. Plenty of people have prop
crty which is not going higher and
may go down, but theyrXpcrIence no
troble yet, except the difficulty in sell
ing and the accompanying difficulty
of making payments. The quotations
remain the same as when they bought.
A group of them who were talking
about their real-estate deals in the
hotel lobby a day or two ago made a
showing of both sides of the question
as was ever crowded into small limits
Said One-an notwithstanding in
dividual, with chin whiskers, silk
hat, and a duster. Y tell you this
town is going to have 80, 900 people,
and we have got land enough right
in the valley to sell every one of 'em
a lot. Just divide it all ups by 100,
say. That won't crowd them, and
will put the houses Just about close
enough together" This latter calcu-
lation was evidently addressed to a
Notwithstanding man, who very
plainly had gloomy views on the sub
ject of lots and population.
You must have got in on the ground
floor, said he, cor you would not be
so happy about it"
Il did said the enthusiast, prompt
". ..HOW did Won in?"
THE top notch" was the solemn re-
ply. just like Noah's ark on Ararat. "